by admin | Aug 15, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement today after the Michigan Senate passed an education bill package that outlines various requirements for the forthcoming school year during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Our educators, students...
by admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement today regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s directive to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to begin developing rules to require health professionals to undertake...
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — The Senate Democratic Caucus has introduced a comprehensive plan to boost Michigan’s unemployment system to expand benefits for unemployed individuals starting July 25, 2020 — the last date of federal benefits for unemployment. Currently, unemployed...
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement today after learning of the decision from a private legal firm that the Michigan State Capitol Commission does have the authority to ban guns from the state Capitol...
by admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would establish “Juneteenth,” or June 19, as a state-recognized holiday. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston,...
